By now we all know that body shaming is so not cool. It takes a lot of self-confidence and inner peace to battle people who want to tear you down for your looks, especially for celebrities who are in the public eye all the time. That's why we're giving mad props to these awesome celebrities who shut down their body shamers and turned themselves into positive role models for fans everywhere.
It's easy to pick on famous people. Celebrity body shaming is an seemingly harmless way to make ourselves feel better about our love handles and thunder thighs. Especially when our fave stars have bodies that are almost literally carved out of stone. But online bullying and body shaming are so passé. And honestly, who cares about your love handles?! Take it from these awesome celebs: Loving your body in whatever shape it's in will bring you much greater happiness than losing a few pounds.
That's why we love how celebrities who were body shamed (like Carrie Fisher, Gig Hadid, and Tia Mowry ) have spoken up and fought back against their abusers and oppressors. It's time to spread a little love, and the best way we can do that is by ending the all the hatin'!
So put down the haterade and get scrolling through our list of awesome celebrities who awesomely shut it down.
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Amy Schumer
We love Amy for how extremely candid she is. We love her even more for posting a near-nude pic of herself on Twitter with this caption: "I am a size 6 and have no plans of changing. This is it. Stay on or get off. Kisses!" Kisses back at ya, Amy.
Carrie Fisher
According to CNN, following the release of the latest edition of Star Wars, tons of people took to the web to remark on how much Carrie Fisher had changed since the "days of the gold bikini." Fisher fired back via Twitter, saying: "Please stop debating about whetherOR not I aged well.unfortunately it hurts all3 of my feelings.My BODY hasnt aged as well as I have.Blow us."
Another awesome Tweet from the badass lady: "Youth&BeautyR/NOT ACCOMPLISHMENTS." You go girl.
Demi Lovato
Demi has publicly struggled with eating disorders, yet her haters keep on hating. Still, she doesn't let them get her down! The "Confident" singer has taken to Twitter many times to address the shamers. This tweet pretty much sums it up: "Guess what, I'm healthy and happy, and if you're hating on my weight you obviously aren't. :)"
Jaime King
Jamie King actually preempted the haters when she posted a near-naked pregnancy photo on her Instagram with the caption: “My body. My growing baby, open for comments. Plain as day. I, like every other woman, bracing for your judgements. This is who I am. And I love me in every flaw and curve or flat or thin area. And I love you as well in every form that your body takes.” As she discussed later on in Elle, the decision to post the pic was inspired by the bashing that Kim Kardashian received following the 2013 Met Gala.
Kelly Clarkson
It all started when British TV personality Katie Hopkins tweeted, “Jesus, what happened to Kelly Clarkson? Did she eat all of her backing singers?" When Heat World asked Kelly Clarkson what she thought about it, Kelly responded saying, "Oh, she's tweeted something nasty about me? That's because she doesn't know me. I'm awesome! It doesn't bother me. It's a free world. Say what you will."
Melissa McCarthy
Film critic Rex Reed called Melissa McCarthy "tractor-sized" and said she looked like a "female hippo" in his review of Identity Thief. When asked about the comment during a NY Times interview, McCarthy responded by saying, "I felt really bad for someone who is swimming in so much hate. I just thought, that's someone who's in a really bad spot, and I am in such a happy spot."
P!nk
When haters turned their efforts toward P!nk following pictures of the singer at a cancer benefit, she tweeted, "So, my good and concerned peoples, please don't worry about me. I'm not worried about me. And I'm not worried about you either. I am perfectly fine, perfectly happy, and my healthy, voluptuous and crazy strong body is having some much deserved time off. Thanks for your concern."
Selena Gomez
After reading offensive remarks about her weight, Selena posted a bathing suit pic to her Instagram, with the comment "I love being happy with me yall #theresmoretolove :)"
Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry took to HuffPost Live to dispel rumors that she was pregnant. While there, she took the opportunity to slam body image standards and just hatin' on people in general. "I am not pregnant, I am just happy. I've gained these extra 10 [or] 15 pounds because of my cooking show. … I'm just enjoying life and when I want to drop the pounds, I will, but right now I'm happy with who I am," she said.
Lady Gaga
As reported by MTV, when Lady Gaga got flack for gaining 25 lbs, she responded to her critics by posting a picture of herself in her bra and underwear. She encouraged fans to "post a photo of you that celebrates your triumph over insecurities."